Lotto
There was no winner of this the Lotto Jackpot on Monday 22nd March. The numbers drawn were 2, 8, 17 & 23. The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. Conor O’Donovan
2. Tom O’Connor
3. John Darcy, Ballywilliam
4. Matt Lillis
5. Caitriona Fahy
6. Conor Ryan
7. Sheena Parker
8. Margaret McLoughlin
9. Sorcha Nagle
10. Adam Hackett
Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €4,400. We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.
Lotto Donation
The next €500 donation, as part of our Community Friendly Lotto, will be given to our Frontline Healthcare workers. This donation will be coordinated by the Friends of Nenagh Hospital whereby a raffle will take place among all local frontline staff with five vouchers worth €100 each from local businesses being presented to the five lucky winners. This will take place in week 10 of the current lotto cycle and we will announce where the vouchers will be for over the coming weeks.
Development Update
We are delighted to announce that the preliminary work on our new Hurling Wall is due to begin this week (weather permitting) – this is the first phase of the upcoming development of MacDonagh Park. The Hurling Wall will be situated at the far end of the complex, adjacent to the existing outside pitch and the initial work will involve the removal of the bank at the town end of the field and the levelling off of this area. It’s fantastic to see the work commencing on this exciting project which will also include the development of a new floodlit training pitch, new dressing rooms, a 2.5km walking track with lighting and the refurbishment of the existing complex. All these works will be completed over the next number of years and will see MacDonagh Park transformed from what it is today.
To bring these ambitious plans to fruition, the Club will be hoping to avail of significant grant aid and will also make use of the Tax Exemption Scheme but tied in with all of this a major fundraising drive will also be required. A new Community Based Fundraising Committee has been set up and this committee will be responsible for setting up and driving fundraising plans over the coming months and years. These plans will begin in the next couple of weeks but in the meantime we are asking that people continue to support our weekly lotto draw which will also be a huge benefit to our project.
An Image of our new Hurling Wall
Membership
Membership for 2021 is now due and must be paid by 31st March. We are asking all our players and supporters to please pay their membership now. Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie. Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:
1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.
2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.
3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.
This must be completed by all our members before the 31st March but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they complete this.
Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.
Condolences
Deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Oisin Williams and to the Kilruane MacDonagh Club on Oisin’s recent passing. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
JUVENILE NEWS
Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running. With restrictions still in place, we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If you’re not in, you can’t win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with work on the first phase of the proposed developments in MacDonagh Park, the building of the new Hurling Wall, due to begin in the coming days it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto. Ní neart go cur le chéile.
Membership
Club membership is now due and can be paid either via Clubforce or to any committee member. All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie before 31st March 2021 and details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete before 31st March 2021 is greatly appreciated.
Membership rates for 2021 as below:
Condolences
Sincere condolences to our juvenile player Eoin, committee member Áine and the Garrigan family on the sad passing of John Garrigan, Rathnaleen.
https://rip.ie/death-notice/john-garrigan-nenagh-tipperary/453239
Handball
Something exciting from GAA Handball for the month of April. While there is a handball focus, this program has plenty that is common to all GAA codes. There are some very interesting talks & high profile GAA stars involved who will be sharing their knowledge and insights. Handball develops sharp hand eye coordination and compliments other GAA codes. Juvenile GAA players of all codes will benefit from this program.
Starting on April 5th, this program will be a month-long online series of talks, workouts, cooking demonstrations and competitions. Check out the series by going to the following link:-
https://www.gaahandball.ie/…/exciting-new-juvenile-expo
